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<table class="category" name="Polearms" category="Equipment|Melee">
  <thead name="titles" class="titles">
    <th width="1in" class="Title">Name</th>
    <th width="l" class="None">MetaTag</th>
    <th width="l" class="None">Class</th>
    <th width="l" class="Table">Type</th>
    <th width="l" class="Table">Cost</th>
    <th width="l" class="Table">Damage</th>
    <th width="2em" class="Table">Hands</th>
    <th width="3em" class="Table">Minimum Strength</th>
    <th width="3em" class="Table">Maximum Strength Bonus</th>
    <th width="l" class="Table">Recovery</th>
    <th width="l" class="Description">Description</th>
    <th width="1.5in" class="Table">Notes</th>
  </thead>
  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <td title="yes">
        <p>Awl Pike</p>
      </td>
      <td>
        <p>No value</p>
      </td>
      <td>
        <p>Polearms</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>P</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>0</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>
          <span class="roll">
            <span class="num">3</span>
            <span class="face">4</span>
            <span class="bOff">+</span>
            <span class="bns">1</span>
          </span>
        </p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>2</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>10</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>11</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>0</p>
      </td>
      <td description="yes">
        <p>This is one of the simplest yet most effective polearms. An awl pike is a long, slender, metal spike affixed to the end of a long wooden pole. It is a highly effective stabbing weapon.</p>
      </td>
      <td>
        <p>No value</p>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td title="yes">
        <p>Beaked Axe</p>
      </td>
      <td>
        <p>No value</p>
      </td>
      <td>
        <p>Polearms</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>P&#x2013;S</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>0</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>
          <span class="roll">
            <span class="num">3</span>
            <span class="face">6</span>
            <span class="bOff">+</span>
            <span class="bns">1</span>
          </span>
        </p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>2</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>10</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>15</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>2</p>
      </td>
      <td description="yes">
        <p>A long wooden pole topped with an iron head. One side of the head features an axe blade; the other is equipped with a spike for piercing armor. Originally used as a tool for ships&#x2014;the axe head was used to chop stuck mooring lines; the spike could be used to snag ropes or items floating in the water.</p>
      </td>
      <td>
        <p>No value</p>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td title="yes">
        <p>Glaive-Guisarme</p>
      </td>
      <td>
        <p>No value</p>
      </td>
      <td>
        <p>Polearms</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>P&#x2013;S</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>0</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>
          <span class="roll">
            <span class="num">4</span>
            <span class="face">4</span>
            <span class="bns"/>
          </span>
        </p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>2</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>10</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>18</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>2</p>
      </td>
      <td description="yes">
        <p>A lengthy handle topped with a hook-like metal blade. It can deliver fierce attacks, and can also be used to pull riders off their mounts.</p>
      </td>
      <td>
        <p>No value</p>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td title="yes">
        <p>Halberd</p>
      </td>
      <td>
        <p>No value</p>
      </td>
      <td>
        <p>Polearms</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>P</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>0</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>
          <span class="roll">
            <span class="num">3</span>
            <span class="face">6</span>
            <span class="bns"/>
          </span>
        </p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>2</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>10</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>13</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>1</p>
      </td>
      <td description="yes">
        <p>A simple, effective, weapon&#x2014;especially for defensive positions. A halberd is basically a large knife blade mounted on a pole for extra reach.</p>
      </td>
      <td>
        <p>No value</p>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td title="yes">
        <p>Lance</p>
      </td>
      <td>
        <p>No value</p>
      </td>
      <td>
        <p>Polearms</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>P</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>0</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p><span class="roll"><span class="num">X+3</span><span class="face">4</span><span class="bns"/></span>1+X</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>1</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>10</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>15</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>1.5 * X</p>
      </td>
      <td description="yes">
        <p>A long, reinforced wooden pole equipped with an iron point and handguard. It is generally used while riding on a charging horse. The faster you move, the more damage you can deal.</p>
      </td>
      <td>
        <p>X = (mph/10); X+1 AP. Using standard movement and combat rules, 10 miles per-hour is 3-squares of movement on a 5-foot/square unit board.</p>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td title="yes">
        <p>Long Spear</p>
      </td>
      <td>
        <p>No value</p>
      </td>
      <td>
        <p>Polearms</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>P</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>0</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>
          <span class="roll">
            <span class="num">2</span>
            <span class="face">6</span>
            <span class="bOff">+</span>
            <span class="bns">1</span>
          </span>
        </p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>2</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>8</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>10</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>0</p>
      </td>
      <td description="yes">
        <p>A larger spear used for hunting large animals, or for war. Generally around eight feet long.</p>
      </td>
      <td>
        <p>No value</p>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td title="yes">
        <p>Lucerne Hammer</p>
      </td>
      <td>
        <p>No value</p>
      </td>
      <td>
        <p>Polearms</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>P&#x2013;C</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>0</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>
          <span class="roll">
            <span class="num">4</span>
            <span class="face">4</span>
            <span class="bOff">+</span>
            <span class="bns">1</span>
          </span>
        </p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>2</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>14</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>15</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>2</p>
      </td>
      <td description="yes">
        <p>Similar to a Beaked Axe. The head on a Lucerne hammer has one spiked face, and one crushing face.</p>
      </td>
      <td>
        <p>No value</p>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td title="yes">
        <p>Military Fork</p>
      </td>
      <td>
        <p>No value</p>
      </td>
      <td>
        <p>Polearms</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>P</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>0</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>
          <span class="roll">
            <span class="num">3</span>
            <span class="face">4</span>
            <span class="bOff">+</span>
            <span class="bns">1</span>
          </span>
        </p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>2</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>8</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>12</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>1</p>
      </td>
      <td description="yes">
        <p>A variant on a simple pike. The military fork is a group of thin metal tines (spikes) mounted to a long handle. It is much more effective for parrying than a pike, since one can catch weapons between its tines. It is also effective for hunting&#x2014;it is excellent for spearing small animals or fish.</p>
      </td>
      <td>
        <p>+2 to parry (+4 vs polearms)</p>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td title="yes">
        <p>Naginata</p>
      </td>
      <td>
        <p>No value</p>
      </td>
      <td>
        <p>Polearms</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>S</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>0</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>
          <span class="roll">
            <span class="num">3</span>
            <span class="face">6</span>
            <span class="bOff">+</span>
            <span class="bns">1</span>
          </span>
        </p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>2</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>10</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>14</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>0</p>
      </td>
      <td description="yes">
        <p>A Japanese halberd. The Naginata blade is actually much longer than its cutting edge, with the bulk of its length embedded in the handle. The superior blade and this unique construction make it a very deadly and well-balanced weapon.</p>
      </td>
      <td>
        <p>Opponent does not have bonus to block</p>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td title="yes">
        <p>Pike</p>
      </td>
      <td>
        <p>No value</p>
      </td>
      <td>
        <p>Polearms</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>P</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>0</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>
          <span class="roll">
            <span class="num">3</span>
            <span class="face">4</span>
            <span class="bns"/>
          </span>
        </p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>2</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>12</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>9</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>0</p>
      </td>
      <td description="yes">
        <p>A very long sharp stick. Pikes are generally much longer than other polearms&#x2014;often twenty feet long. The point is generally made from iron, but simple pikes might just have carved points.</p>
      </td>
      <td>
        <p>3AP, 5AP for superior quality; -5 to parry</p>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td title="yes">
        <p>Sabre Halberd</p>
      </td>
      <td>
        <p>No value</p>
      </td>
      <td>
        <p>Polearms</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>S</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>0</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>
          <span class="roll">
            <span class="num">3</span>
            <span class="face">6</span>
            <span class="bns"/>
          </span>
        </p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>2</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>10</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>13</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>2</p>
      </td>
      <td description="yes">
        <p>Similar to a normal halberd, but equipped with a long, slender, blade.</p>
      </td>
      <td>
        <p>No value</p>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td title="yes">
        <p>Sankaku Yari</p>
      </td>
      <td>
        <p>No value</p>
      </td>
      <td>
        <p>Polearms</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>P</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>0</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>
          <span class="roll">
            <span class="num">2</span>
            <span class="face">6</span>
            <span class="bOff">+</span>
            <span class="bns">1</span>
          </span>
        </p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>2</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>10</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>5</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>0</p>
      </td>
      <td description="yes">
        <p>Literally "triangle-spear", the Sankaku Yari is a special type of Japanese spear designed to penetrate armor.  The point is narrow and rather small.  It is triangular in profile (like a stiletto), forged from hard martensitic steel.  It is capable of piercing the toughest armor.</p>
      </td>
      <td>
        <p>20 AP</p>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td title="yes">
        <p>Short Spear</p>
      </td>
      <td>
        <p>No value</p>
      </td>
      <td>
        <p>Polearms</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>P</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>0</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>
          <span class="roll">
            <span class="num">2</span>
            <span class="face">6</span>
            <span class="bns"/>
          </span>
        </p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>2</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>8</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>8</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>0</p>
      </td>
      <td description="yes">
        <p>This is cross-listed in the spears section. This would be a common hunting spear.</p>
      </td>
      <td>
        <p>Stabbing, not thrown</p>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td title="yes">
        <p>Trident</p>
      </td>
      <td>
        <p>No value</p>
      </td>
      <td>
        <p>Polearms</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>P</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>0</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>
          <span class="roll">
            <span class="num">3</span>
            <span class="face">4</span>
            <span class="bOff">+</span>
            <span class="bns">1</span>
          </span>
        </p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>2</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>8</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>12</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>0</p>
      </td>
      <td description="yes">
        <p>Originally a fisherman's tool, and a favored weapon of the gladiatorial area. A trident is a spear with three widely spaced points, increasing the chances of striking a target.</p>
      </td>
      <td>
        <p>No negative to parry</p>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td title="yes">
        <p>Voulge</p>
      </td>
      <td>
        <p>No value</p>
      </td>
      <td>
        <p>Polearms</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>P&#x2013;S</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>0</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>
          <span class="roll">
            <span class="num">5</span>
            <span class="face">4</span>
            <span class="bOff">+</span>
            <span class="bns">1</span>
          </span>
        </p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>2</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>13</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>20</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>2</p>
      </td>
      <td description="yes">
        <p>A very large blade on a very long pole, dealing very high damage. Think of it like a halberd on steroids.</p>
      </td>
      <td>
        <p>No value</p>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td title="yes">
        <p>War Scythe</p>
      </td>
      <td>
        <p>No value</p>
      </td>
      <td>
        <p>Polearms</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>S</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>0</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>
          <span class="roll">
            <span class="num">4</span>
            <span class="face">4</span>
            <span class="bns"/>
          </span>
        </p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>2</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>13</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>16</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>1</p>
      </td>
      <td description="yes">
        <p>The war scythe is a modified version of the farmer's tool.  Whereas on a farm scythe the blade is mounted at approximatley 90 degrees to the handle, the blade on a war scythe is mounted in straight fashion.  An unlikely weapon, but strangely effective.</p>
      </td>
      <td>
        <p>No value</p>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td title="yes">
        <p>Yari</p>
      </td>
      <td>
        <p>No value</p>
      </td>
      <td>
        <p>Polearms</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>S</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>0</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>
          <span class="roll">
            <span class="num">2</span>
            <span class="face">6</span>
            <span class="bOff">+</span>
            <span class="bns">2</span>
          </span>
        </p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>2</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>10</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>12</p>
      </td>
      <td table="yes">
        <p>0</p>
      </td>
      <td description="yes">
        <p>A Japanese spear equipped with a forged and polished head. Though generally not very long, it has excellent damage potential. It can be thrown, but is designed to be used as a hand-held weapon, for stabbing and slashing. Since the blade is edged, it always deals S damage.</p>
      </td>
      <td>
        <p>5 AP</p>
      </td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>
